News headlines for “Human Population”, page 358
In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, a Nobel Prize Is a ‘Ray of Hope’
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 12 (IPS) - For girls living in northern Pakistan's sprawling tribal regions, the struggle for education began long before that fateful day when members of the Taliban shot a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the head, and will undoubtedly continue for many years to come.
New Trains, New Hopes, Old Anguish
- Inter Press Service
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Oct 11 (IPS) - The kids of Kodikaman, a dusty village straddling the newly laid railway line in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna District, enjoy a special treat these days.
Marine Litter: Plunging Deep, Spreading Wide
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Oct 10 (IPS) - Imagine a black-footed albatross feeding its chick plastic pellets, a baby seal in the North Pole helplessly struggling with an open-ended plastic bag wrapped tight around its neck, or a fishing vessel stranded mid-sea, a length of discarded nylon net entangled in its propeller. Multiply these scenarios a thousand-fold, and you get a glimpse of the state of the world's oceans.
A Billion Tons of Food Wasted Yearly While Millions Still Go Hungry
- Inter Press Service
NAPLES, Italy, Oct 09 (IPS) - In his parody of the Michael Jackson hit "Beat It", the American satirist and singer Weird Al Yankovic has a parent urging his son to eat the food on his plate, warning that "other kids are starving in Japan".
Acid Oceans Could Deal Heavy Blow to Fishing-Dependant Nations
- Inter Press Service
PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea, Oct 09 (IPS) - Scientists here are warning Caribbean countries, where the fisheries sector is an important source of livelihoods and sustenance, that they should pay close attention to a new international report released Wednesday on ocean acidification.
Youth Employment Critical to Sustainable Development in Pacific Islands
- Inter Press Service
APIA, Oct 09 (IPS) - The size of the youth population in the Pacific Islands is double the global average with 54 percent aged below 24 years, creating enormous challenges for slow-growing small island economies unable to create jobs fast enough.
Fracking Fractures Argentina’s Energy Development
- Inter Press Service
AÑELO, Argentina, Oct 08 (IPS) - Unconventional oil and gas reserves in Vaca Muerta in southwest Argentina hold out the promise of energy self-sufficiency and development for the country. But the fracking technique used to extract this treasure from underground rocks could be used at a huge cost.
Displacement Spells Danger for Pregnant Women in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 08 (IPS) - Imagine traveling for almost an entire day in the blistering sun, carrying all your possessions with you. Imagine fleeing in the middle of the night as airstrikes reduce your village to rubble. Imagine arriving in a makeshift refugee camp where there is no running water, no bathrooms and hardly any food. Now imagine making that journey as a pregnant woman.
Most Nations Reducing Worst Forms of Child Labour
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 08 (IPS) - Most of the world's governments are taking measures to reduce the worst and most hazardous forms of child labour, according to a major report released here Tuesday by the U.S. Labour Department.
Floods Wash Away India’s MDG Progress
- Inter Press Service
MORIGAON, India, Oct 07 (IPS) - The northeastern Indian state of Assam is no stranger to devastating floods. Located just south of the eastern Himalayas, the lush, 30,000-square-km region comprises the Brahmaputra and Barak river valleys, and is accustomed to annual bouts of rain that swell the mighty rivers and spill over into villages and towns, inundating agricultural lands and washing homes, possessions and livestock away.
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